Active professionally, John Elliott Murphy III, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP served as president of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).

The prolific author of hundreds of original research, other papers, and several books and has received grants and awards from a variety of organizations.

Research Areas
Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics
Medication safety
Clinical decision-making
Pharmacy education
 

Dr. Nix is a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. He received his BS Pharmacy in 1982 and PharmD in 1984 from the University of Georgia. From 1984-1986, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in infectious disease pharmacotherapy and pharmacokinetics at the State University of New York at Buffalo.  From 1986 to 1996, he served as program director, antimicrobial research, assistant director, and associate director of the Clinical Pharmacokinetics Laboratory, Millard Fillmore Hospital. Dr.

Jose F. Oviedo develops AI-driven and HPC-enabled solutions for genomics and epigenetics research. He leads the data team in the Lemos Lab at the University of Arizona, where he builds and manages high-performance computing pipelines, machine learning models, and bioinformatics workflows to support large-scale toxicology, epigenetics, and aging studies. He also frequently collaborates with other researchers and academic institutions worldwide to advance genomic, epigenomic, and aging research.

Loretta has a BA in Interpersonal Communication and an MBA both from The University of Arizona in sunny Tucson. She previously worked in the College of Pharmacy from 2013 – 2018 and is excited to return and be a part of the Experiential Education team. As an avid backpacker, Loretta enjoys being outdoors year-round in the southwest and continually finds new and exciting places to explore. She is a long-time member of the Embroiderer's Guild of America and enjoys doing hand embroidery and beadwork in her free time.

Kenry joined the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Arizona as an Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences in June 2023. Prior to that, he conducted his postdoctoral work at Harvard University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the University of British Columbia, and the National University of Singapore. Kenry received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the National University of Singapore and BEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) with First Class Honors from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Dr. Polt is interested in the synthesis of lipids, glycolipids and glycopeptides, and studying their interaction with biological membranes and GPCRs. Applications include Sphingosine Phosphate receptor agonists and antagonists, as well as sphingosine analogues that interfere with the processing and expression of Glycosphingolipids.

Professional Organizations
American Chemical Society

Dr. Cyndi Porter Fraser has served in academic pharmacy for over 15 years as an instructor and in various leadership roles focused on student success and academic growth. Throughout her career she has worked in close partnership with faculty, administrators, and students to establish several student-centered initiatives dedicated to enhancing overall academic and personal development by empowering students to achieve life-long goals. Prior to arriving at University of Arizona, Dr.

G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR) are integral membrane proteins that transduce extracellular hormonal signals from the plasma membrane to the interior of the cell. This large family of receptors is related both structurally and functionally. Structurally, GPCRs share a characteristic "seven transmembrane motif" which means that there are seven regions of the receptor that cross the plasma membrane. Functionally, GPCRs share the ability to interact with so-called ‘G-proteins’ following stimulation of the receptor by a hormonal signal.

Kevin Rhine, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. His lab researches how aging – which is one of the most prevalent risk factors for disease – contributes to the onset of neurodegenerative disorders like ALS, dementia, and Alzheimer’s. The lab also focuses on how RNA and RNA-binding proteins change throughout neuronal aging, leading to runaway protein aggregation, loss-of-function in key RNA pathways, and the accumulation of aberrant RNA molecules.

Purchasing agent for Pharmacology & Toxicology labs:

• Purchase research and teaching supplies, services, and equipment using requisitions, check requests, and purchasing card (PCard).
• Ensures proper coding and compliance with university policies and procedures.
• Assists with tagging and equipment inventory.